Joseph Magnet

The research and writing of Joseph Eliot Magnet, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, an expert in constitutional law and language rights, covers a broad range of issues, including the Canadian Constitution, official languages in Canada, and health law. His research in language rights has informed major court decisions and his participation and litigation on behalf of minority groups has informed and enriched his scholarship. Author of a major constitutional law textbook, Constitutional Law of Canada, his work has had an impact on public and governmental thinking with regard to constitutional reform and minority language rights in Canada.